2021 > december
12/31/2021 - IDIOT OF THE YEAR: Bishop Sycamore, Antonio Brown, and other honorable mentions12/31/2021 - IDIOT OF THE YEAR #1: Jon Gruden, the face of a rotten NFL12/31/2021 - IDIOT OF THE YEAR #2: Aaron Rodgers, ‘immunized’ from absolutely nothing12/31/2021 - Magic wants no part of scripted series about the Showtime Lakers12/31/2021 - Cardinals vs. Cowboys in NFL Week 17’s most important game12/31/2021 - Top 10 sports moments of 202112/30/2021 - Let there be mayonnaise12/30/2021 - LeBron James sets his sights on Kareem’s points record you never thought would be broken12/30/2021 - Jerry Jones declares Mike McCarthy to be of consequence12/30/2021 - IDIOT OF THE YEAR #3: Trevor Bauer, goon12/30/2021 - Aaaand we’re back to the start12/30/2021 - IDIOT OF THE YEAR #4: Chicago Blackhawks, equal parts heinous and incompetent12/29/2021 - Madden NFL paved the path for other video game sports franchises12/29/2021 - Kyle Shanahan tried to defend John Lynch, but we saw what he did to poor Jimmy G12/29/2021 - No, you’re not getting worked by Cody Rhodes12/29/2021 - Hear me out: The NHL should split up its schedule12/29/2021 - IDIOT OF THE YEAR #5: Urban Meyer, who kicked the kicker and screwed the pooch12/29/2021 - John Madden’s legacy is something different to multiple generations of fans12/29/2021 - It's time to hold Pat McAfee accountable for amplifying Aaron Rodgers' fake news12/29/2021 - Winning seven NFL games in a row is hard — or is it?12/29/2021 - Why do Rams quarterbacks always struggle in the second half?12/29/2021 - All this fun and you get paid, too!12/29/2021 - IDIOT OF THE YEAR #6: Sage Steele, the Candace Owens of ESPN12/29/2021 - Beloved, zany coach and legendary broadcaster John Madden dies12/28/2021 - NFL shortens COVID quarantine period, confusion ensues12/28/2021 - Out of shape? James Harden says absolutely not after returning home for Christmas to pound on the Lakers and Clippers12/28/2021 - The Kansas City Curse12/28/2021 - Draymond Green and Karl-Anthony Towns in war of words over Russell Westbrook comments12/28/2021 - It’s fine if Sergiño Dest and Weston McKennie move in January12/28/2021 - IDIOT OF THE YEAR #7: Kyrie Irving, who dunked mercilessly on rational thought12/28/2021 - Longtime underdog Alabama set to take on perennial powerhouse Cincinnati in CFP12/28/2021 - 2021 Rookie Quarterback Rankings: Have the Texans found their new quarterback?12/28/2021 - Lakers on their way to wrong kind of history12/28/2021 - IDIOT OF THE YEAR #8: Rob Manfred, who got everything wrong12/28/2021 - Monday night's Bulls-Hawks game showed how Omicron is owning the NBA12/28/2021 - The IIHF thinks women are more contagious than men12/27/2021 - IDIOT OF THE YEAR #9: Ted Cruz, captain of the anti-vax Dream Team12/27/2021 - Week 16 NFL Powerless Rankings: Jacksonville is still real bad12/27/2021 - Everybody is sick and tired of Antonio Brown except the Tampa Bay Buccaneers12/27/2021 - IDIOT OF THE YEAR #10: Thom Brennaman — and there’s a deep drive by Castellanos12/27/2021 - Week 16 Takeaways: If your holiday season was dampened by your favorite NFL team, buck up, 2022 just might return some holiday cheer12/26/2021 - The original unvaccinated face of the NFL, Cole Beasley, has cost himself quite a bit of money by being insubordinate12/26/2021 - Shaq has a Christmas gift for you, Candace Parker, and anyone else who thinks he can’t shoot12/26/2021 - All the ways Urban was about ‘team team team’12/25/2021 - Week 16 NFL Betting Primer: Best Over/Under, Spread, Teaser and Prop Bets12/25/2021 - IDIOT OF THE YEAR: 40 of the dullest tools from 2021's shed12/25/2021 - High-profile QBs hitting the college transfer portal12/25/2021 - Some great wrestling matches from the year that was12/25/2021 - 2021's most inspiring sports figures12/24/2021 - Trevor Lawrence and Zach Wilson have underwhelmed, but maybe they can overwhelm against each other this weekend? Maybe?12/24/2021 - Check it out: The reason we know what players get paid12/24/2021 - Centers aren’t extinct, they’ve just evolved12/24/2021 - The best from bowl games with non-New Year’s Six names12/24/2021 - NFL Week 16: Will we see another Tampa Tom tantrum?12/23/2021 - Get a grip, Jerry, Ezekiel Elliott is a role player these days12/23/2021 - Ja Morant says he’s taking social media break after being heckled at home12/23/2021 - Rutgers is going to a bowl!12/23/2021 - Just what in the world are these ankle monitors on NFL players?12/23/2021 - Malik Monk’s cryptic tweet is absolutely about him still being in health-and-safety protocol, right?12/23/2021 - Inter Milan lost their two best players and manager but might win Serie A again anyway12/23/2021 - Kevin Durant takes his bad guy persona to new heights12/23/2021 - Joe Burrow: Cincinnati is too boring to get COVID12/23/2021 - Thursday Night Football, Week 16: San Francisco vs. Tennessee in 2021 finale12/23/2021 - IDIOT OF THE YEAR 2021: Cole Beasley, Enes Kanter, Ron DeSantis, and more doofs12/23/2021 - Former USC player charged with fraud in COVID relief scheme12/23/2021 - Gilbert Arenas claims he spent rookie salary before playing a single NBA game, slept at Warriors Arena in Oakland12/23/2021 - Hate Jake Paul all you want, but at least he’s about to get Amanda Serrano what she deserves12/23/2021 - Let’s get back to a hockey World Cup12/22/2021 - LeBron James brings pregame cigar to Staples Center, cementing fact that he doesn’t care what we think anymore12/22/2021 - It’s 2021, time for college football bowls to branch out from Gatorade dumping12/22/2021 - After three years and two seasons of BIG3 dominance, Iso Joe is back in the NBA12/22/2021 - 2021 was an incredibly fun year for the USMNT, let’s never do it again12/22/2021 - Don't look now, but Saquon Barkley could be turning into David Johnson12/22/2021 - IDIOT OF THE YEAR 2021: Tony La Russa, Tommy Tuberville, every NFL referee, and other esteemed dummies12/22/2021 - Mizzou coach sits star running back for bowl game, looks like a helicopter parent12/22/2021 - Come on Daryl Morey, let’s get this Ben Simmons trade done already12/22/2021 - Let's hope Cincinnati and UGA follow Michigan’s and Alabama's lead so we can have a College Football Playoff12/22/2021 - It’s the lack of answers that's so frustrating12/21/2021 - Aaron Rodgers still feels like he's being cancelled, so now he’s siding with Barstool12/21/2021 - Dylan Larkin gives fan $20 to make up for spilled beer12/21/2021 - Hear me out: We laughed at Dan Campbell, but at least this season he was the right man for the job in Detroit12/21/2021 - Who can it be now?12/21/2021 - Daniel Jones is done for the season and now he’s the next GM’s problem12/21/2021 - Memphis Basketball is on pause with unvaccinated players — don't be like them12/21/2021 - IDIOT OF THE YEAR 2021: Party rolls on with Gerrit Cole, John Stockton, and Mark Davis12/21/2021 - The end is here for Cam12/21/2021 - You ever watch two teams try to lose?12/21/2021 - 2021 Rookie QB Rankings: We have a new QB at the top... for a week at least12/20/2021 - What have they done with Bill Belichick?12/20/2021 - Tiger Woods and his son Charlie put on a show at this weekend’s PNC Championship, a show that provided a glimmer of hope for a Tiger summer12/20/2021 - The Premier League’s holiday schedule is wonderful, and also needs to be ended12/20/2021 - So who is going to play hockey at the Olympics?12/20/2021 - Could Wizards players’ public comments bring Bradley Beal trade rumors back to the forefront?12/20/2021 - IDIOT OF THE YEAR 2021: Countdown begins with Stephen A. Smith, Adam Silver, Johnny Damon, and more luminaries12/20/2021 - Tom Brady lost his cool, and his MVP award, on Sunday night12/20/2021 - Week 15: COVID messed up this week’s schedule, and three teams might have messed up their postseason12/20/2021 - Week 15 NFL Powerless Ranking: Jags are better without Meyer... but still lose12/20/2021 - The Coach Prime Predicament: Why Deion Sanders’ success at Jackson State is a slippery slope for HBCUs12/20/2021 - If going for two is your thing, then make it your thing12/19/2021 - Covidmania is here and it's attempting to ruin sports… again12/19/2021 - Deron Williams defeated Frank Gore via split decision and Gore is already saying he’s ready for another taste12/19/2021 - Week 15 NFL Betting Primer: Best Over/Under, Spread, Teaser and Prop Bets12/19/2021 - Buck Showalter is the right guy in Queens12/18/2021 - The NFL adopts the Donald Trump method of COVID testing12/18/2021 - Stats don't lie: Tua is one of the most accurate quarterbacks in the NFL12/18/2021 - Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving become eighth, ninth Nets players to enter COVID protocols12/18/2021 - Do we really need school sports right now?12/18/2021 - [UPDATE] This is fine: Kyrie Irving already in COVID protocols12/18/2021 - YouTube TV cuts off game feed on Lakers12/17/2021 - NFL Week 15: Four straight days of games with COVID taking over12/17/2021 - Liverpool manager makes the case for not shutting down English Premier League — and he might be onto something12/17/2021 - Remember the part where schools are supposed to protect student-athletes?12/17/2021 - Avalanche, Panthers and Flames done until Christmas12/17/2021 - Soda giveaway is a Giant slap in the face to fans12/17/2021 - WWE finally wins one12/17/2021 - The puck stops here<em></em>12/17/2021 - This isn’t that hard, Fox12/16/2021 - Doug Gottlieb is a moron12/16/2021 - It’s Week 15 of the NFL, the most magical week of the year, and everyone is either injured or has COVID12/16/2021 - When it comes to pass rushers, Myles Garrett spent 2021 surpassing T.J. Watt12/16/2021 - They just give this to you for free12/16/2021 - Tom Brady launching new clothing line that has all the personality of Tom Brady12/16/2021 - <i>TNF</i> Week 15: Pound the rock, control the clock12/16/2021 - We regret to inform you that Jackson Mahomes is at it again12/16/2021 - Anthony Edwards is breaking records and giving T-Wolves fans something to get excited about12/16/2021 - Will Urban Meyer get a shot at redemption? Let's look at how other coaches bounced back after failing miserably12/16/2021 - Jim Harbaugh told us how Urban Meyer’s tenure with the Jacksonville Jaguars would end12/16/2021 - This 17-game NFL schedule is terrible, just like the process of trying to buy Air Jordans12/16/2021 - It's the end of Urban we’d all hoped for12/15/2021 - Report: Rick Carlisle’s treatment of others bothered Luka, led to coach leaving Dallas12/15/2021 - It’s not even a debate12/15/2021 - When has it EVER been about education, Dabo?12/15/2021 - The first surprise of the NIL era has arrived, and it’s Deion Sanders poaching No. 1 football recruit Travis Hunter12/15/2021 - Canadian media is already trying to protect Wayne Gretzky from Alex Ovechkin12/15/2021 - For Your Consideration: Pollard over Elliott for the Pro Bowl12/15/2021 - The NBA once led sports in defending COVID — now it’s getting dunked on and crossed over by the virus12/15/2021 - Kevin Durant slays Skip Bayless on Twitter after tweet praising the Net’s play12/15/2021 - Cold weather, not a leftist conspiracy, the reason for Michele Tafoya’s absence on SNF, says NBC12/15/2021 - U.S. national team still appealing for equal pay, as UK pitch invader meanwhile won’t be fined thanks to archaic law12/15/2021 - Here’s a dumb baseball argument12/14/2021 - This has been out there but Mike Leach is out of his mind12/14/2021 - Matt Nagy doesn’t know a halftime adjustment when he sees one12/14/2021 - Adam Sandler’s production company is inexplicably making a movie about Sean Payton, starring Kevin James12/14/2021 - Dan Snyder tried to silence a witness in his sexual misconduct investigation, new report claims12/14/2021 - Phillip Adams suffered from CTE and desperately sought help from the NFL before shooting spree12/14/2021 - Cleveland has hope — and a pretty good basketball team12/14/2021 - Please ban complaining about analytics from sports broadcasts, I can’t take it anymore12/14/2021 - Sorry Vegas, but there’s no way Jim Harbaugh or Nick Saban goes to the NFL12/14/2021 - Do you have to pay attention to the Anaheim Ducks?12/14/2021 - Principal resigns at Lebron’s I Promise school in Akron after allegedly smacking a student12/14/2021 - The onside kick revolution is upon us!12/14/2021 - How are they gonna get this back in the tube?12/14/2021 - What will Steph’s record mean?12/14/2021 - 2021 Rookie QB Rankings: Down the stretch they come12/13/2021 - La’el Collins joins the ‘WHY WOULD YOU PUNCH A MAN WEARING A FOOTBALL HELMET’ club12/13/2021 - USA Gymnastics and Olympic committee will pay $380 million to survivors of Nassar’s abuse12/13/2021 - Real Madrid won La Liga this weekend12/13/2021 - So Aaron Rodgers has a long-lost twin and Bill Burr plays for the Texans, glad I know this now12/13/2021 - LeBron James became the oldest player to record a triple-double Sunday, but it may take a miracle to restore the King and his Lakers atop their throne12/13/2021 - It doesn’t sound like the NHL is going to the Olympics12/13/2021 - Cris Collinsworth sees the very, very best in Aaron Rodgers12/13/2021 - Week 14 Sunday started with a slumber, but for a brief window, the Bengals, Bills, and Bears brought the plays necessary to bemuse the audience12/13/2021 - Week 14 NFL Powerless Ranking: New Yuck, New Yuck12/12/2021 - The ending to the F1 season was impossible12/12/2021 - Amanda Nunes became the latest big favorite to get Buster Douglassed12/12/2021 - Draymond Green’s style of leadership is great, but can be divisive if not handled properly12/12/2021 - Soccer, much like football, didn’t come home either12/12/2021 - No-clutch Steph Curry is not the best shooter of all time12/12/2021 - Week 14 NFL Betting Primer: Best Over/Under, Spread, Teaser and Prop Bets12/12/2021 - Heisman? Ho-hum, man12/12/2021 - So, about that pandemic…12/12/2021 - Please just let Zion Williamson’s body work12/11/2021 - Nikola Jokić's performance brings up the age-old question: ‘How good must your team be in order to win MVP?’12/11/2021 - It’s hard to rank all the dumb things Urban Meyer has done at Jacksonville — but we're gonna try12/11/2021 - Uber Everywhere, including from Indianapolis to Champaign12/11/2021 - Of course the Blazers say Damian Lillard is untouchable12/11/2021 - Old coach yells at cloud, shakes fist in air12/11/2021 - Don’t worry, Seattle, you’re not losing Megan Rapinoe12/11/2021 - Replicating Pickett’s fake slide? No Ken do12/10/2021 - Give Justin Jefferson his flowers (and a QB) you cowards!12/10/2021 - The Miami Hurricanes and Chicago Bulls have put the pedal to the metal, but don’t expect them to be what they were in the past12/10/2021 - Chase Claypool’s antics cost Steelers in loss to Vikings [Updated]12/10/2021 - Fed-up Flyers fans ready to bag the season12/10/2021 - NFL Week 14: The battle at the bottom of the NFC playoff picture12/10/2021 - Rutgers’ Ron Harper Jr. beats No. 1 Purdue on heave at the buzzer, sets New Jersey ablaze12/10/2021 - Former Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas dies at age 3312/10/2021 - So about soccer’s version of Nancy Kerrigan-Tonya Harding… it’s much messier in a less fun way12/10/2021 - Mike McCarthy should choose his words carefully12/10/2021 - Somehow this Coyotes story got dumber… and better12/09/2021 - With a little luck, the Jazz can make a deep playoff run12/09/2021 - I can’t be the only one who thinks the Giants are an odd choice for Russell Wilson12/09/2021 - Pac-12 commissioner accurately refers to CFB scheduling games years in advance as ‘insane’12/09/2021 - This will be good for Barcelona12/09/2021 - Sorry, Sports Illustrated, but Time got it right — 2021 is the year of Simone Biles, not Tom Brady12/09/2021 - Chauncey Billups thinks Steph Curry is the greatest combo guard in NBA history and it’s really tough to disagree12/09/2021 - TNF Week 14: For Mike Zimmer, tonight is a must-win12/09/2021 - Jeff Hardy was everyone’s favorite wrestler12/09/2021 - ‘Bobby Margarita’ shows how MLB can have it12/09/2021 - Former NFL player Glenn Foster dies in police custody12/09/2021 - No amount of complaining or passionate rants into a TV camera will change Anthony Davis into who you want him to be12/09/2021 - Scottie Pippen Jr. hit a clutch shot against Temple, but still has long way to go in reaching dad’s level12/09/2021 - Sam Kerr decks pitch invader during Chelsea Women’s Champions League match12/09/2021 - What a surprise, Mark Emmert said something tone deaf: College presidents 'have hardest jobs'12/09/2021 - Allen Iverson’s all-time starting lineup may be the most unstoppable hypothetical team ever12/09/2021 - Does the NHL vet its owners?12/09/2021 - 5 totally realistic trade destinations for Damian Lillard12/08/2021 - Tiger Woods to play with son at PNC Championship12/08/2021 - CJ and Dame have been fun, but if the Blazers want to salvage this season it’s time to say bye to McCollum12/08/2021 - New NIL program gives Texas O-linemen big paydays12/08/2021 - It’s almost time for college football’s most vacuous tradition: Bowl season! We tell you which bowl games are worth watching and why12/08/2021 - The Dallas Mavericks are struggling and Luka Dončić deserves some of the blame12/08/2021 - Here’s what Cooper Kupp was talking about12/08/2021 - Make way, internet, Oklahoma senator has some fake outrage over Lincoln Riley12/08/2021 - And just like that… (poof)... NXT is gone12/08/2021 - Major League Soccer has a better ‘Rooney Rule’ than the NFL12/08/2021 - A cover letter template for the college coach trying to leave a program near you12/08/2021 - Oregon picking over suspect Thanksgiving coaching leftovers after flurry of hires12/08/2021 - Watch Lincoln Riley at your own risk12/08/2021 - The Sun Bowl wants you to know it doesn't provide sex workers for the media [Updated]12/08/2021 - You’re a fool if you think Belichick doesn’t trust Mac Jones12/08/2021 - Spare thoughts for the former Gil Hodges Lanes12/08/2021 - Russell Westbrook is tired of hearing about his alleged phone call to Kawhi Leonard in the summer of 201912/08/2021 - The Jose Mourinho cycle has gotten ruthlessly efficient12/08/2021 - At least the IOC is admitting its lies, in a way12/08/2021 - These Bulls are so much goddamn fun12/07/2021 - Another bad hit and look for the NHL12/07/2021 - The New England Patriots still rule the AFC — deal with it12/07/2021 - Horse racing should be put out of its misery12/07/2021 - Football at all levels needs to take a look at this12/07/2021 - Biden’s diplomatic boycott of Olympics in China is about as empty as his presidency12/07/2021 - 2021 Rookie QB Rankings: It takes two to make a thing go right12/06/2021 - So it really wasn’t necessary to blow up the Dolphins a second time after all12/06/2021 - Divock Origi, the club legend who never plays12/06/2021 - Tommy Fury is pulling out of his fight against Jake Paul, but the replacement is one helluva second option12/06/2021 - The hockey men were at it again last night12/06/2021 - Rockets are stuck in a staring contest with John Wall and there’s no end in sight12/06/2021 - Jeff Gorton’s introductory presser (in 'French') gave me a headache12/06/2021 - The Flyers needed to fire Alain Vigneault last year12/06/2021 - Quinn Ewers – the finesse king12/06/2021 - The Philadelphia Union got screwed, but there was probably little MLS could do12/06/2021 - F1 season will come down to bonkers last race after bonkers race in Saudi Arabia12/06/2021 - A Hall of Fame announcement we can all get behind12/06/2021 - These teams did not go quietly into the night in Week 13, their seasons may be done but they gave their home fans at least one last smile to take into the holidays12/06/2021 - Week 13 NFL Powerless Ranking: Detroit finally wakes from nightmare12/05/2021 - Gardner Minshew may have had <em>Top Gun</em> on the brain, but he needs to operate the Eagles like a 747 today12/05/2021 - Robert Griffin III survived Washington, now he’s ready to expose the franchise from his perspective12/05/2021 - Management in Europe remains an unclaimed frontier for Yanks12/05/2021 - Week 13 NFL Betting Primer: Best Over/Under, Spread, Teaser and Prop Bets12/05/2021 - Be a pepper and throw some footballs to win tuition12/05/2021 - Clock ticking on Big Ben12/05/2021 - CFP is as easy as 1-2-3… or 2-3-412/04/2021 - Who needs D? Not the NHL12/04/2021 - The U stifles stalkers, blocks tracking of its private jets12/04/2021 - Neil Olshey firing is only going to prolong the wait for your Dame dream trade12/04/2021 - Hey, remember Maryland? They used to be good and stuff12/04/2021 - Sports have a Gen Z problem, and it could take some experimenting to fix12/04/2021 - Meep meep! Give UTSA a New Year’s Six spot, you cowards12/04/2021 - Burnt ends and burned bridges12/04/2021 - Phoenix Suns’ solstice coming in part due to steadiness of coaching12/03/2021 - Even sportsbooks are tired of JB Smoove screaming ‘CAE-SARS!’12/03/2021 - Presenting Brian Kelly, Southern gentleman12/03/2021 - NFL Week 13: Baltimore is better, but Pittsburgh has a good history in these types of games12/03/2021 - Down-and-backs never hurt anybody12/03/2021 - MLB teams want a 2021 Platinum Glove winner to change positions?12/03/2021 - No, Chet Holmgren isn’t too skinny to be great12/03/2021 - Who wants the Arizona Coyotes?12/03/2021 - Jordan is better than LeBron… eyes closed12/03/2021 - This was a disasterpiece12/02/2021 - Antonio Brown’s chef turns out to be a whistleblower!12/02/2021 - After another setback for Zion, the New Orleans Pelicans had better know what they’re doing12/02/2021 - These are not your daddy’s showtime Lakers12/02/2021 - There goes Brent Musburger again, making cringeworthy comments and being on the wrong side of race issues12/02/2021 - Cordarrelle Patterson, the RB/WR/KR/FS quadruple-threat12/02/2021 - Here’s a workaround for enjoying Alabama’s talent without enduring ‘Roll Tide!’ chants12/02/2021 - Notre Dame players and fans rally around new coach Marcus Freeman12/02/2021 - TNF Week 13: It’s all about the ground game12/02/2021 - What the hell is MLB doing with Marcell Ozuna?12/02/2021 - Rafa Benitez has become what he beheld12/02/2021 - The WTA stood up to China, thank goodness somebody did12/02/2021 - Wait, I thought the NBA was lowering the age for draft eligibility?12/02/2021 - MLB lockout: So what?12/02/2021 - Happy Birthday, Aaron Rodgers! You’re still a selfish liar12/02/2021 - The NFL has a diversity coaching fellowship named after Bill Walsh – a white dude12/02/2021 - Odds are, MLB has to get a handle on gambling revenue12/02/2021 - The WTA stood up to China, thank goodness somebody did12/02/2021 - Rob Manfred is fertilizer12/01/2021 - Capping NCAA coaches’ pay isn’t the answer12/01/2021 - Tampering so egregious the NBA couldn’t ignore it12/01/2021 - Everybody hates Harden12/01/2021 - MLB secretly used two different types of baseballs last season, according to report12/01/2021 - Would you look at that — the Dolphins and Tua finally showed up this season12/01/2021 - The only question for the Canadiens is what took so long?12/01/2021 - Michael Porter Jr. is the latest NBA player that believes in science when they need surgery, but not when it comes to vaccines12/01/2021 - Idiot of the Month: November’s most mind-blowing acts of stupidity12/01/2021 - The votes are in, and Aaron Judge is NYC’s (sports) mayor!12/01/2021 - MLS is just silly, and it loves it, apparently12/01/2021 - Enough with Steph Curry12/01/2021 - Baseball's fake deadline nears